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troops loyal to colonel gaddafi are in rapid retreat from benghazi. in effect, under the cover of allied air strikes, they pushed forward to one city 100 miles from benghazi, in only a the rebels have immense new hope they can overcome the might of colonel gaddafi fell -- colonel gaddafi's military. the u.n. security council does not authorize the overthrow of colonel gaddafi, but it is becoming the means by which the rebel forces are seeking to overthrow him. as air strikes by the allies provide air cover for a rebel advances, it will look to many like regime changed by the back door. also a propaganda war. the dow the regime is working hard to prove that regime change is the real aim of the air strikes. >> we have been talking to people out on the streets in tubruk here today. they are saying they were delighted with the allied air strikes. they say there weren't late, but not too late. there were very fearful of for the airstrikes. they were afraid that pro- gaddafi forces would take benghazi and that's tubruk, too would fall. they want their rebel
troops loyal to colonel gaddafi are in rapid retreat from benghazi. in effect, under the cover of allied air strikes, they pushed forward to one city 100 miles from benghazi, in only a the rebels have immense new hope they can overcome the might of colonel gaddafi fell -- colonel gaddafi's military. the u.n. security council does not authorize the overthrow of colonel gaddafi, but it is becoming the means by which the rebel forces are seeking to overthrow him. as air strikes by the allies...
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it was our job to defend the compound. >> bret: benghazi attacks staggered america. we now have another reason to mourn on 9/11. a new unmistakable warning. islamic terrorists that brutalized our citizens were well armed killers intent on doing us great harm. the brave americans in libya knew that long before we died. the rest of us owe it on to them to under that, too. that is our program. i'm bret baier. thanks for watching. card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more [ russian accent ] rubles. eh, eheh, eh, eh. [ brooklyn accent ] 50% more simoleons. [ western accent ] 50% more sawbucks. ♪ [ maine accent ] 50% more clams. it's a lobster, either way. [ male annncer ] the capital one cash rewards card. with a 50% annual cash bonus, it's the card for people who like more cash. [ italian accent ] 50% more dough! what's in your wallet? i have a cold, and i took nyquil, but i'm still stubbed up. [ male announcer ] truth is, nyquil doesn't unstuff your nose. what? [ male announcer ] it doesn't have a decongestant. no way. [ male announcer ] sorry. al
it was our job to defend the compound. >> bret: benghazi attacks staggered america. we now have another reason to mourn on 9/11. a new unmistakable warning. islamic terrorists that brutalized our citizens were well armed killers intent on doing us great harm. the brave americans in libya knew that long before we died. the rest of us owe it on to them to under that, too. that is our program. i'm bret baier. thanks for watching. card gives you a 50% annual bonus. and everyone likes 50% more...
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so benghazi but also we've headed out to the east. where we don't go for security reasons into the war zone. >> have they told you what type of government they want post-benghazi. >> democratic where they have a say in their lives which they didn't have for the last 42 years. >> a few more questions, and then we'll stop. >> sir, how do you and the other diplomatic missions with the tnc? do you coordinate your efforts. do you talk with them on a daily basis and would you recommend to the administration, to the united states administration, to epion up the embassy as soon as possible in washington so you can have better coordination? >> well, we talk to them on a daily basis. >> are you coordinated with other missions and so on? >> we talk to the other missions as well. >> as priorities. >> yeah, yeah. of course, in the contact group there's other nations and those other nations are represented in benghazi. and we do work among ourselves and how do we work with the tnc with the goals that everybody talked about in the contact meeting. s
so benghazi but also we've headed out to the east. where we don't go for security reasons into the war zone. >> have they told you what type of government they want post-benghazi. >> democratic where they have a say in their lives which they didn't have for the last 42 years. >> a few more questions, and then we'll stop. >> sir, how do you and the other diplomatic missions with the tnc? do you coordinate your efforts. do you talk with them on a daily basis and would you...
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benghazi was the cradle of the revolution. there are essentially two major parts of libya, east and west. in order to help the libyans move forward, to help them take advantage of their new-found freedom and build a democratic structure, we could not hunker down and, we could not stay out. as i mentioned earlier, the state department has to go into harm's way. if we're going to advance u.s. national security interests, we cannot retreat, we have to go, to use the colloquialism, we have to go where the action is. we will take every step we can to mitigate the risk to the personal abroad, but we cannot and those risks, we cannot stay out of the action, we have to go there and as you correctly posit, because of the importance of benghazi in the development of the new libya, we have to forward operating locations there and have visit there by ambassador stephen. >> thank you very much. can you describe some of the challenges faced by security offices in analyzing security risks while allowing the diplomatic mission to interact wit
benghazi was the cradle of the revolution. there are essentially two major parts of libya, east and west. in order to help the libyans move forward, to help them take advantage of their new-found freedom and build a democratic structure, we could not hunker down and, we could not stay out. as i mentioned earlier, the state department has to go into harm's way. if we're going to advance u.s. national security interests, we cannot retreat, we have to go, to use the colloquialism, we have to go...
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it is pretty clear now that there was a lot of intelligence coming out of the benghazi area. eastern libya was loaded with violent extremist groups. there have been terrorist attacks. there have been improvised explosive device in june. there have been attacks on british diplomats there. looking back, you have to say coming up to september 11 that the security there was an adequate. -- was inadequate. that is why senator susan collins on the homeland security committee and i have requested the inspector general at the department of state to an independent investigation of this whole tragedy at the consulate. the inspector general responded to senator collins and me just recently. secretary clinton had appointed a review board to investigate what had happened at the consulate. he was going to wait. senator collins and i feel he should not wait. we feel what happened at benghazi was tragic enough and had implications for security at american missions around the world. there ought to be investigations. one ought to be totally independent. i hope they will go forward. if i may us
it is pretty clear now that there was a lot of intelligence coming out of the benghazi area. eastern libya was loaded with violent extremist groups. there have been terrorist attacks. there have been improvised explosive device in june. there have been attacks on british diplomats there. looking back, you have to say coming up to september 11 that the security there was an adequate. -- was inadequate. that is why senator susan collins on the homeland security committee and i have requested the...
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as far as social media, i have seen it in benghazi. i'm sure the benghazi is using it regardless of the problems. for example, the assassination, it reverberates across the country. and people from the south east came to benghazi to participate against the killing, give support for the family. just to say, it is not yet the absence of the rule of law. >> there is a heavy factor. weapons are in libya. almost every libyan is on. there is a deterrent. >> that creates some kind of stability. they are there to attack your home. even police cannot give you a ticket. --y know you have a ticket they know you have a gun or something. it is a silver lining. in a way, you can look at it, people have used the facebook methodology a lot. it is creating movement. thes calling people into street. they haven't seen a week without a protest of something. in many ways, regardless of the absence of the security presence, i have met with a lot of people in benghazi from the civil society, from the local government, from the security and the military to cr
as far as social media, i have seen it in benghazi. i'm sure the benghazi is using it regardless of the problems. for example, the assassination, it reverberates across the country. and people from the south east came to benghazi to participate against the killing, give support for the family. just to say, it is not yet the absence of the rule of law. >> there is a heavy factor. weapons are in libya. almost every libyan is on. there is a deterrent. >> that creates some kind of...
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stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department, who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and, including, where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been ten days, it could have been 60 days, depend upon what he found and what he reported back to us. >> and possibly what was determined about the danger of benghazi. who were those officials, secretary? >> there were a number of officials who were -- >> that were advising you on the security specifically. >> well, with respect to the security, this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris worked. >> i'm sorry. what was that person's name? >> assistant secretary jeff feldm
stevens into benghazi? >> i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department, who were immediately above chris, who were making the plans for him to go in, that it was going to be expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could accomplish and, including, where it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to stay. and i think the initial decision was, you know, up to 30 days and reassess, but it...
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>> benghazi, libya. that night, we were having dinner with people we had to meet that night and talked to. we had just about wrapped it up when i got a call from tyrone woods and he said need to get back to the annex as quickly as possible, there is something else going on, there is trouble at the confluence. >> why were you there? >> i was working as chris was, private military contractors with the united states government to protect case officers when they go about their job. >> and where were you that night? >> i was in the cia annex and i was on the reaction force in the development count and standing by waiting for him to come back. basically you are on edge but it was another normal day and making sure our people are supported. >> what was the cia and next? >> a facility that is used to do clandestine operations. >> host: how far was that from where the ambassador was? >> three quarters of a mile, not far away. >> a couple short turn that you are there. >> was it a known facility? >> in east depart
>> benghazi, libya. that night, we were having dinner with people we had to meet that night and talked to. we had just about wrapped it up when i got a call from tyrone woods and he said need to get back to the annex as quickly as possible, there is something else going on, there is trouble at the confluence. >> why were you there? >> i was working as chris was, private military contractors with the united states government to protect case officers when they go about their...
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in benghazi. let's not use my words. let's use theirs. this can be found at tab 31. the e-mail says and it stated february 9, 2012, one writes to the other about an encounter that she had with you. "also the secretary asked last if we still have a presence in benghazi." i think she would be upset to hear yes, but we do -- >> i'm struck by the first part. based upon the e-mail stacks here that you engaged in a lot of conversations and briefings, so i'm assuming that this conversation with this member of your staff took place in one of those briefings, but then she sent this e-mail asking about this. how can this be that two of your staffers are e-mailing about whether or not you even knew that we had a presence in benghazi in 2012 with all your interests in libya in 2011, including in october of 2011 and that months later we come to find out that you didn't even know if we had a presence there. >> well, i can't comment on what has been reported. of course, i knew we had a presence in benghazi. i kn
in benghazi. let's not use my words. let's use theirs. this can be found at tab 31. the e-mail says and it stated february 9, 2012, one writes to the other about an encounter that she had with you. "also the secretary asked last if we still have a presence in benghazi." i think she would be upset to hear yes, but we do -- >> i'm struck by the first part. based upon the e-mail stacks here that you engaged in a lot of conversations and briefings, so i'm assuming that this...
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in benghazi. >> thank you. so this isat process that the joint teams of d.o.d. and state that goes out initially looked at the 19 posts. that's great that they come back with a report. it's kind of like, you know, the seven reports to this. and now we have another committee. we can keep having committees to look into benghazi, but if we never act on them, it doesn't help our men and women on the ground. and that's what i'm focused on. so what i want to know is with these isats, so they came back with their recommendations to you. have they been resourced? are they institutionalized? what has been done with this process so that it's not a snap shot in time in reaction to benghazi attack, and i want to make sure that, you know, at the very least, we're continuing the cooperation or at least there's some sort of institutionalization of the review process to make sure that if it's not those 19 posts, if the shift now is there's 20 posts or some other posts, what has been done to make sure it's institu
in benghazi. >> thank you. so this isat process that the joint teams of d.o.d. and state that goes out initially looked at the 19 posts. that's great that they come back with a report. it's kind of like, you know, the seven reports to this. and now we have another committee. we can keep having committees to look into benghazi, but if we never act on them, it doesn't help our men and women on the ground. and that's what i'm focused on. so what i want to know is with these isats, so they...
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in benghazi. moreover, regular communications between africom -- which is the dod command -- and the special mission benghazi could have facilitated the prepositioning of military assets in a region where there were very real questions over the host country's ability to protect our diplomatic personnel. secretary clinton, within the weeks of the terror it attacks in benghazi -- terrorist attacks in benghazi happening, following that, i understand you partner with the the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff to establish and deploy five interagency security assessment teams to assess our security positive -- posture and needs at at least 19 high threat posts in 13 different countries. in fact, deputy secretary new ne testified emerging security challenges were addressed. why did you partner with the department of defense to conduct such a high priority review, and was it effective in addressing the shortfalls in benghazi and applying it for other locations? >> congressman -- congresswoman, thank y
in benghazi. moreover, regular communications between africom -- which is the dod command -- and the special mission benghazi could have facilitated the prepositioning of military assets in a region where there were very real questions over the host country's ability to protect our diplomatic personnel. secretary clinton, within the weeks of the terror it attacks in benghazi -- terrorist attacks in benghazi happening, following that, i understand you partner with the the chairman of the joint...
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>> for everyone or for benghazi? >> i'm sorry, yes, ma'am, related to benghazi and libya, do you know how many there were? >> no, i do not know. >> ma'am there were over 100 plus. second quarter do you know how many there were? >> no, i do not. >> ma'am, there were 172ish. might have been 171 or 173. how many were there in july and august and then in that week, a few days before the attacks, do you know? >> there were a number of them, i know that. >> yes, ma'am, 83, by our count. that is over 600 requests. you've testified here this morning that you had none of those reach your desk? >> that's correct. >> madam secretary, mr. blumenthal wrote you 150 e-mails. appears from materials all of those reached your desk. can you tell us why security requests from your professionals the man you just testified which i agree are incredibly professional, incredibly capable people, trained in the the art f keeping us all safe, none of those made it to you, but a man who was a friend of yours, who never been to libya, didn't know
>> for everyone or for benghazi? >> i'm sorry, yes, ma'am, related to benghazi and libya, do you know how many there were? >> no, i do not know. >> ma'am there were over 100 plus. second quarter do you know how many there were? >> no, i do not. >> ma'am, there were 172ish. might have been 171 or 173. how many were there in july and august and then in that week, a few days before the attacks, do you know? >> there were a number of them, i know that....
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now benghazi is so dangerous, no western official will set foot here. two years on from david cameron's appearance, it is clear that nato missiles did not only depose a dictator, they helped destroy a state. before, libyans were terrified of the police. now they are terrified by the lack of them. warned that he would be replaced by tribalism, extremism, and anarchy, and in large measure he has been proved right. is one ofe station several in benghazi that has been bombed repeatedly. the attackers are not known and there are almost daily assassination attempt on military officers or public figures. parts ofg openly over the city, the black flag of jihad. >> we have a geographical region presenceuoyed by the of the state. this region is under the control of extremist radical movements that are either sympathetic word full cooperation with al qaeda -- or in full cooperation with al qaeda. >> al libby is being interrogated on an american warship in the mediterranean after being snatched by u.s. special forces over the weekend. intelligence agencies believe
now benghazi is so dangerous, no western official will set foot here. two years on from david cameron's appearance, it is clear that nato missiles did not only depose a dictator, they helped destroy a state. before, libyans were terrified of the police. now they are terrified by the lack of them. warned that he would be replaced by tribalism, extremism, and anarchy, and in large measure he has been proved right. is one ofe station several in benghazi that has been bombed repeatedly. the...
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naval base at sigonella, italy instead of benghazi. and in a delay that remains unexplained, it took 1hours from the time the military said they'd spun up for them to make that hour and a half flight from to help. col. wood: i operated there under the belief that those reactition forces would be there for us if we got into some kind of trouble like what happened. sharyl: two groups of testimony given under oath by government forces that could have responded quickly, and that even if they had scrambled more people, they couldn't have gotten there in time to make a difference. gary berntsen: i don't believe either of those reflect the truth of what occurred on the ground there. they had forces moving, they could have intervened, they should have intervened, anhad they, we likely would have been in a position to save the second two men who bravely sacrificed their lives. sharyl: the state department has said, "the notion that it did not do everything possible to protect our people that night is as offensive as it is wrong." there's one pi
naval base at sigonella, italy instead of benghazi. and in a delay that remains unexplained, it took 1hours from the time the military said they'd spun up for them to make that hour and a half flight from to help. col. wood: i operated there under the belief that those reactition forces would be there for us if we got into some kind of trouble like what happened. sharyl: two groups of testimony given under oath by government forces that could have responded quickly, and that even if they had...
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. >> it appears leaving benghazi with respect to all of that danger, leaving benghazi was not an option in 2012. and i yield back. >> if i could just quickly respond, never a recommendation from any intelligence official in our government, from any official in the state department, or from any other person with knowledge of our presence in benghazi to shut down benghazi even after the two attacks that the compound suffered. and perhaps you would wonder why. but i can tell you it was thought that the mission in benghazi, in conjunction with the cia mission, was vital to our national interest. >> the gentlelady yields back. >> very much, mr. chairman. i just want to clarify. i was asking secretary clinton a moment ago i mentioned an e-mail that had gone from ambassador chris stevens to deputy secretary lamb. what i meant to say was a cable. >> the record will reflect that. >> thank you, mr. chairman. secretary clinton, i'm pleased that you finally have the opportunity to be here. before i start my line of questioning, i just want to clarify with regards to the april, june 2012 incidents,
. >> it appears leaving benghazi with respect to all of that danger, leaving benghazi was not an option in 2012. and i yield back. >> if i could just quickly respond, never a recommendation from any intelligence official in our government, from any official in the state department, or from any other person with knowledge of our presence in benghazi to shut down benghazi even after the two attacks that the compound suffered. and perhaps you would wonder why. but i can tell you it was...
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out of benghazi. seeking revenge the islamists planted countless booby traps in the residential district. to this day people are dying because they just want to return to their homes. these two soldiers belong to a volunteer bomb disposal squad when they started in two thousand and fourteen the squad had eighteen men just two years later thirteen of them were dead. and that's a school. when they go out on a call they usually do so in pairs. are the units most experienced team. today they've been called by a man who is afraid the islamist place to be traps in his house. so when i need to check the area it may take a while please be patient to walk but there's a cord here that may be attached to a bomb good global markets have a little. bit to some of this is our house we're here. to look beautiful i'm here right now. almost two years ago. a little mixed feeling. the crowd a. little to. come over here for a bit of their you know they're both the the miners go to war to help them. try. they don't have ex
out of benghazi. seeking revenge the islamists planted countless booby traps in the residential district. to this day people are dying because they just want to return to their homes. these two soldiers belong to a volunteer bomb disposal squad when they started in two thousand and fourteen the squad had eighteen men just two years later thirteen of them were dead. and that's a school. when they go out on a call they usually do so in pairs. are the units most experienced team. today they've...
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report prior to the terrorist attack in benghazi? >> i was certainly aware of a number of reports from threw our government. i don't know the specific report you refer to. there were d.o.d. reports and intelligence and community reports and state department reports talking about the decreasing or the increasing threat enenvironment in eastern libya. that was what we were trying to address with the libyans. remember, the election in july in libya brought to victory what we would consider moderates, people who had a very different view of the kind of future certainly than al qaeda or the militants but there is going to be a struggle in this region and the united states has to be as effective in partnering with the non-jihadist whether they fly a black flag or any other flag. >> i understand this but this is pointed out to be affiliated with al qaeda terrorist whose attack and kill united states citizens citizens and other citizens from the united states around the world. did anyone in your department, were they aware of the report and
report prior to the terrorist attack in benghazi? >> i was certainly aware of a number of reports from threw our government. i don't know the specific report you refer to. there were d.o.d. reports and intelligence and community reports and state department reports talking about the decreasing or the increasing threat enenvironment in eastern libya. that was what we were trying to address with the libyans. remember, the election in july in libya brought to victory what we would consider...
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out of benghazi. seeking revenge the islamists planted countless booby traps in the residential district. to this day people are dying because they just want to return to their homes. these two soldiers belong to a volunteer bomb disposal squad when they started in two thousand and fourteen the squad had eighteen men just two years later do so in pairs and are the units most experienced team. today they've been called by a man who is afraid the islamist places will be traps in his house. so when i need to check the area it may take a while please be patient to work but there's a cord here that may be attached to a wrong good job or what will the telephone. call some of this is our house over here. you go but i'm here right now. in almost. mixed feeling. of trying to help the. little. come over here for a bit of. the mind not to go to for help and. trying to find a way for me to walk in there. they don't have explosives detectors or protective clothing there's no money for that. approaches the door. on
out of benghazi. seeking revenge the islamists planted countless booby traps in the residential district. to this day people are dying because they just want to return to their homes. these two soldiers belong to a volunteer bomb disposal squad when they started in two thousand and fourteen the squad had eighteen men just two years later do so in pairs and are the units most experienced team. today they've been called by a man who is afraid the islamist places will be traps in his house. so...
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we get a phone call from tripoli or benghazi or whatever. we get the coordinates via google earth. >> right. >> we verify that there is a location there that needs to be hit, send a o
we get a phone call from tripoli or benghazi or whatever. we get the coordinates via google earth. >> right. >> we verify that there is a location there that needs to be hit, send a o
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benghazi in a real sense, as you have heard today, became his city. as it is with a deep sense of fate that in benghazi he and his colleagues gave that last full measure for his country and his many friends in the city where he died, continuing to defend and prosper their hopes and their aspirations for the future. many have commented since on chris's salient commitment to the people of benghazi. john thorn writing in the christian science monitor noted that when he passed in the street, the young men would call out, hello, chris. they knew his face. would laugh and say hello always. this is the right way to deal with our people, he said. libyan friends said he was always ready to put his country first. he shone by being himself, interested in the lives of ordinary people. his death was met with shock and sadness in libya. feelings with regard to americans that are rare in that part of the world these days. for me that judgment captures key characteristics of chris and his approach to life and work. secretary of state hillary clinton noted chris's swe
benghazi in a real sense, as you have heard today, became his city. as it is with a deep sense of fate that in benghazi he and his colleagues gave that last full measure for his country and his many friends in the city where he died, continuing to defend and prosper their hopes and their aspirations for the future. many have commented since on chris's salient commitment to the people of benghazi. john thorn writing in the christian science monitor noted that when he passed in the street, the...
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>> guest: benghazi, libya. that night i was out having dinner with the people we had to meet that night and talk to. where just about wraps it up when i got a call from tyrone woods on a cell phone and he said we need to get back to the nx as quick as possible. there's something going on. there's trouble at the consulate. >> we remembered the military? spirea bear? >> guest: we were both private military contractors, contracted that the united states government to protect case officers while they go about doing their job. >> host: kris paronto, where we do that night? >> guest: as the cia annex. i was on the quick reaction force in talent and basically i was standing by, waiting for him to come back so we could call it a night. it was basically you are on edge, but it's another normal day for us. operations going on and we're making sure our own people are supported. >> host: what was the cia annex? >> guest: it was basically a facility used to do operations of the day. >> know how far was that from where the a
>> guest: benghazi, libya. that night i was out having dinner with the people we had to meet that night and talk to. where just about wraps it up when i got a call from tyrone woods on a cell phone and he said we need to get back to the nx as quick as possible. there's something going on. there's trouble at the consulate. >> we remembered the military? spirea bear? >> guest: we were both private military contractors, contracted that the united states government to protect case...
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. >> does the united states government regard what happened in benghazi as an act of terror? >> again, i'm not going to put labels on this until we have a complete investigation. okay? i don't think we know enough. >> from my experience. former obama spokesman. >> first reports incredibly have information that information that may be misunderstood. >> they panicked. >> former white house chief of staff john sununu is senior advisor to mitt romney's campaign. >> this is purely political reaction in a white house that had prepared itself to establish a narrative of a president getting rid of the threat of terrorism using the death of bin laden to focus that and waking up one morning and finding out that terrorism on 9/11 of this year was back full-fledged killed a u.s. ambassador. >> i don't see a political agenda here. i see the fog of war. it's not about politics. it's about the difficult task of reconstructing what happened. >> september 18th. >> did the administration have any sort of heads up that violence was increasing in libya before the attack? >> i'm not aware of any.
. >> does the united states government regard what happened in benghazi as an act of terror? >> again, i'm not going to put labels on this until we have a complete investigation. okay? i don't think we know enough. >> from my experience. former obama spokesman. >> first reports incredibly have information that information that may be misunderstood. >> they panicked. >> former white house chief of staff john sununu is senior advisor to mitt romney's campaign....
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this is an oasis in the middle of benghazi. this man is on his way to the youth radio station which he said up with some friends. he is called part of the facebook generation. he was on the streets at the beginning of the revolution. course we think there is a rift between us and the older generation. the voice of our generation needs to be heard. 60%-70% of the libyan people are young people. >> for young people, it has been easier to adapt to life without the gaddafi regime. the radius station is like a laboratory with a free society starting to take shape. in their meetings, they plan upcoming shows. many focus on a single subject, the new libya. >> sometimes, the revolution will be over. we have to prepare for the time afterwards. we have to explain to our listeners what democracy and a constitution and the rights of free speech really mean. >> for 42 years, we have not had that. it was all suppressed by gaddafi. >> this is an event for local media organizations in the rebel stronghold. they would like to check out the comp
this is an oasis in the middle of benghazi. this man is on his way to the youth radio station which he said up with some friends. he is called part of the facebook generation. he was on the streets at the beginning of the revolution. course we think there is a rift between us and the older generation. the voice of our generation needs to be heard. 60%-70% of the libyan people are young people. >> for young people, it has been easier to adapt to life without the gaddafi regime. the radius...
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speaking to us from benghazi. the director for media relations i believe is his title for the transitional national council, the revolutionary, the opposition movement in libya. these rebels who seem to have captured so many neighborhoods in tripoli, the capital of libya. their big prize that they've been fighting for months for, with the help of nato air strikes there and we're hearing reports of celebrations in the main square in tripoli. this, of course, the main square where moammar gadhafi himself was addressing supporters. parts of tripoli where moammar gadhafi was brandishing his green book. this is a man who's ruled libya for 42 years. this very well could be the last few hours of his reign in libya. we're going to take a short break. had we come back, a lot more on our breaking news story. we'll be right back. no, it's just for new people. hey ! chocolate, vanilla or strawberry ? chocolate ! chocolate it is ! yeah, but i'm new, too. umm... he's new... er... than you. even kids know it's wrong to treat new
speaking to us from benghazi. the director for media relations i believe is his title for the transitional national council, the revolutionary, the opposition movement in libya. these rebels who seem to have captured so many neighborhoods in tripoli, the capital of libya. their big prize that they've been fighting for months for, with the help of nato air strikes there and we're hearing reports of celebrations in the main square in tripoli. this, of course, the main square where moammar gadhafi...
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report prior to the terrorist attack in benghazi? >> i was certainly aware of a number of reports from throughout our government. i don't know of the specific one you were referring to. there were d.o.d. reports, state department reports, talking about the decreasing or the increasing threat environment in eastern libya. that was what we were trying to address with the libyans. and remember the election in july in libya brought to victory what we would consider moderate people who had a very different view of it than al qaeda or other groups. the united states has to be as effective partnering with jihaddists whether they fly a black flag or other flag. >> i clearly understand that. however this flag was pointed out to be affiliated with al qaeda, terrorists who attack and kill united states citizens from around the world. did anyone in your department below you, were they aware of this report and photos prior to and don't you think they should have brought this to your attention? >> i am well aware there were people claiming to be a
report prior to the terrorist attack in benghazi? >> i was certainly aware of a number of reports from throughout our government. i don't know of the specific one you were referring to. there were d.o.d. reports, state department reports, talking about the decreasing or the increasing threat environment in eastern libya. that was what we were trying to address with the libyans. and remember the election in july in libya brought to victory what we would consider moderate people who had a...
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we get a phone call from tripoli or benghazi or whatever. we get the coordinates from google earth, and we verify that there's a location that needs to be hit. we send in a torpedo and then it is gone. >> really? how does that feel knowing you can call in a tomahawk missile over there? >> it's out of the movies. did anyone think it was possible in their lifetime that they seed the end of this son of a bitch? a lot of people said they never dreamed. >> i don't know if you call them hope, dreams, wishes. it was just something in the sky. something i look at every night. when i hit that point and got in to misrata and stood by gadhafi's body, any dream will come true. >> what's the situation now? >> it's fluid. it can swing any direction. >> well, look, what happened in benghazi a few months ago, i mean, what does this mean to the country? >> i think there is a dark mysterious hand that doesn't like this country to prosper. they see system and organization as a big enemy to them. these concerns are slowly getting diminished. a matter of time be
we get a phone call from tripoli or benghazi or whatever. we get the coordinates from google earth, and we verify that there's a location that needs to be hit. we send in a torpedo and then it is gone. >> really? how does that feel knowing you can call in a tomahawk missile over there? >> it's out of the movies. did anyone think it was possible in their lifetime that they seed the end of this son of a bitch? a lot of people said they never dreamed. >> i don't know if you call...
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several blocks away they hit more traffic and a busy benghazi neighborhood. car careens over the middle divider and pushes forward and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. midnight some two hours after the attack begin, a quick reaction force from embassy leaves for benghazi on a chartered aircraft. on that plane is former navy seal glen do her at this will be fending off highway heavy fire. the battle is on again. they are hitting with fire and rocket propelled grenades, forcing them to retreat further back. yet another call is made for military back-up. they say their requests is refused. special forth are ready in italy but pentagon officials later express concern by putting them in harms away. stationed thousand miles away are attack helicopters. strafing the street was not an option for fear of civilian casualties. back at the mission, they enter the building and find the body of stevens slumped on the floor. >> they don't know who he is. they drag him out threw a window. his eyes are did a dazed. someone says she is breathing. crowd
several blocks away they hit more traffic and a busy benghazi neighborhood. car careens over the middle divider and pushes forward and finally makes it to the annex and again hope for safety. midnight some two hours after the attack begin, a quick reaction force from embassy leaves for benghazi on a chartered aircraft. on that plane is former navy seal glen do her at this will be fending off highway heavy fire. the battle is on again. they are hitting with fire and rocket propelled grenades,...
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>> no, and there's an example out of benghazi attack. there was a preexisting understanding between the diplomatic compound and the cia an ex. and there was no need for anybody at the compound to call washington to alert the cia an n ex. they strang into action to spring to the system for our compound. so we're trying to have more preexisting arrangements like that, and that goes to your question. if there are assets in the region, how do we plan for king contingencies so they can be immediately trying to respond. i spoke to the white house, and i spoke to lots of other people to try to get whatever help we could get. we did get a surveillance plane above the location, but it took some time to get there, it had to be diverted. >> it was an unarmed drone, correct? >> yes, it was an unarmed uav, right. we asked for everything we could get, and everybody immediately tried to provide it. but i think now there's more awareness that maybe we should be doing these scenarios ahead of time to try to figure out what could be done without having to
>> no, and there's an example out of benghazi attack. there was a preexisting understanding between the diplomatic compound and the cia an ex. and there was no need for anybody at the compound to call washington to alert the cia an n ex. they strang into action to spring to the system for our compound. so we're trying to have more preexisting arrangements like that, and that goes to your question. if there are assets in the region, how do we plan for king contingencies so they can be...
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stevens in to benghazi? secretary clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris who were making the plans for him to go in that it was going to be expeditiously -- expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could where sh and including it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it could have been 10 days, it could have been 60 days depending upon what he found and reported back to us. mrs. brooks: and possibly what was determined about the dange every of benghazi. who were those officials? secretary clinton: there were a number of officials -- mrs. brooks: that were advising you on the security specifically. secretary clinton: with respect to the security, this was a particular concern of the assistant secretary for the bureau in which chris worked. mrs. brooks: what was that person's name? secret
stevens in to benghazi? secretary clinton: i was personally told by the officials who were in the state department who were immediately above chris who were making the plans for him to go in that it was going to be expeditiously -- expeditionary diplomacy. it was going to require him to make a lot of judgments on the ground about what he could where sh and including it would be safe for him to be and how long for him to say. i think the initial decision was up to 30 days and reassess, but it...
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you can imagine a family living in benghazi. the father and son are part of it. they get weapons and are ready to defend their street. they're part of the civilians, of the population, and they are really united against gaddafi. they will not stop until gaddafi goes out of the country. >> you met members of the transitional council in it benghazi. do they have a plan? >> they already have a plan, a vision. they want to draft a new constitution. under gaddafi's regime, there is no constitution. they want a new political party. they wan to have a fr and free election to everyone. i think it will be very interesting to see how -- because some of the rebels are religious. you also have a lot of different tribes in libya. so how all these elements will come together to be part of a new libya, it is going to be interesting. >> it is a very fluid situation. how difficult will it be to bring all these elements together and have a united libya? >> ithink thisill be the challenge. the national transitional council says they do not want to have an islamic countr they do not
you can imagine a family living in benghazi. the father and son are part of it. they get weapons and are ready to defend their street. they're part of the civilians, of the population, and they are really united against gaddafi. they will not stop until gaddafi goes out of the country. >> you met members of the transitional council in it benghazi. do they have a plan? >> they already have a plan, a vision. they want to draft a new constitution. under gaddafi's regime, there is no...
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>> no, she should be, on the issue of benghazi. if they think that they can do a better job than the house intelligence committee, the house armed servicic committee, controlled by republicans, then we have got to see what they are going to do differently. sharyl: hillary clinton is appearing before the committee. should president obama answer questions about benghazi? >> i think he has answered questions within the white house. but as the head of the executive branch, i don'think you should go before congress. thereris something called the separation of powers. sharyl: administsttion officials acknowledged thahamistakes were made, but they said there was no malice behind it. and yet, nobody high up as part of making the decisions have been held accountable. in fact, if anything, a lot of them have been promoted. why is that? >> i think that is a fair i point. don't know why. there should have been at mid-level management, a lot of good rerting has identified failures of communication, but we know fromhe house armed services and in
>> no, she should be, on the issue of benghazi. if they think that they can do a better job than the house intelligence committee, the house armed servicic committee, controlled by republicans, then we have got to see what they are going to do differently. sharyl: hillary clinton is appearing before the committee. should president obama answer questions about benghazi? >> i think he has answered questions within the white house. but as the head of the executive branch, i don'think...